The fact there’s no state budget is a bigger headache to Steve Sandvoss than is the fact that this is his first year as director of the Illinois State Board of Elections. Samdvoss said the show must go on. Now that candidates have filed for the March 15, 2016, Illinois primary, part of Sandvoss’…… MORE
A new study found that when you end your texts with a period, people think you’re less sincere. Yes, there’s a study for that. With the new trend of emojis and gramatically incorrect phrases, the use of a period can be seen as less sincere. Here’s an example, they found that if you respond to…… MORE
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News People who are out and about this holiday season will have several chances to donate to the Salvation Army. The Red Kettle Campaign sets up bell ringers with red kettles who accept any and all donations. Linda Voorheis, director of the Livingston County Service Extension of the Salvation Army, explained all…… MORE
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News If you’re still looking for a gift for the person who has everything, a donation to the United Way of Livingston County is a route one could choose to take. Deb Howard, executive director of the United Way of Livingston County, said donations are a great present for those hard to…… MORE
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News The Pontiac Area Chamber of Commerce is holding its Business After Hours this evening at Baby Bulls Fine Dining from 5 to 7. This event is a chance for everyone to come together to celebrate the holiday season and honor Pontiac’s city employees and elected officials. It is sponsored by Calvert…… MORE
By Cathi Coppinger “Disgusting” is one of Donald Trump’s favorite words. So, a website put together a list of things Donald has used it on. They found 32, and I’m guessing that’s just a fraction. Here are some of them: The Baltimore riots the rollout of the Obamacare website terrorists Bette Midler the media a…… MORE
Have you been naughty or nice this year? I’m sure we’ve all been a mix of both, but here are some highlights of some of the top ten naughty things adults do. Fifty-seven percent of people faked being sick to get out of doing something. This number doesn’t surprise me at all. One that…… MORE
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News The Pontiac Fire Department responded to a car fire in the 200 block of East Pinckney Street Monday evening. According to Fire Chief Scott Runyon, the call came in about a car on fire on the driveway of the home. Runyon said the 1995 Nissan Pathfinder was completely destroyed after the…… MORE
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News The Forrest and Chatsworth public libraries received a sizeable donation from the Forrest-Chatsworth Wind Study Group yesterday morning. The group, made up of about 40 local landowners, made the donation of more than $1,500 to both libraries. That money came from the joint fund that was raised for research, meeting space…… MORE
For Trisha Rodriquez of Belvidere, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is her “dream school.” Rodriguez said it’s a huge school and there are so many opportunities for her there that she isn’t able to get where she’s from. State senators who brought Rodriquez to a news conference at the Capitol say students like Rodriquez…… MORE
